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A New York-based firm that provided suspects in the assassination of a senior Hamas commander in Dubai with credit cards has ties to former Israeli military officials, according to new details of the stunning plot.
Dubai police, who say the murder was carried out by an Israeli hit team, said most of the prepaid credit cards [...]

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NY Based Credit Card Firm Linked To Dubai Hit

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Op-Ed: The End Of Our Innocence

Vice President Joe Biden, who arrived in Israel on Monday afternoon, begins his official visit today, Tuesday. Mr. Biden joined President Shimon Peres for breakfast in the official Presidential Residence, and later in the morning he met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Following the meeting, the prime minister spoke of the “unbreakable bond” that exists [...]

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Vice President Biden Begins his State Visit

President Shimon Peres is expected to make an official visit to Bnei Brak on Wednesday (March 10th), a visit that will include meetings with rabbonim and a visit to Ponevezh Yeshiva. Actually, the president is expected to address talmidim and avreichim.
Mr. Peres will also be meeting with Maran HaRosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman [...]

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President Peres to Visit Bnei Brak & Ponevezh

Brooklyn – New York City Council candidate and education advocate, David G. Greenfield was endorsed today by Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York City. Greenfield, an experienced attorney and acclaimed community advocate, is running in the 44th Council District to replace Councilman Simcha Felder. The Sergeants Benevolent Association is comprised of approximately 11,000 active and [...]

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Sergeants Benevolent Association Backs Greenfield In City Council Race

Ashdod will elect a new chief rabbi today, Tuesday. 48 people will vote, casting their selection in the ballot box in City Hall on Tuesday evening from 5:00pm-8:00pm. The results will be tabulated immediately.
Kiryat Malachi’s Rabbi Chaim Pinto Shlita is expected to emerge the new rav, supported by gedolei yisrael shlita.
In a related matter, elections [...]

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Elections for Ashdod Chief Rabbi on Tuesday

A governor desperate to show he’s still in charge held a budget forum in Brooklyn on Monday, but two scandals that threaten his job are bumps in the road.
David Paterson is struggling to get back to business.
The governor was looking for a return to normalcy and he seemed thrilled — and probably a little surprised [...]

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Paterson: I’m Not Talking About The Case

Following the Supreme Court decision compelling the IDF to accommodate Arab motorists on Highway 443, the Jerusalem-Modi’in Highway, IDF commanders have been preparing to accommodate the court order, studying the realities of providing protection on the major vehicular artery that will now serve Israelis and PA drivers alike.
According to officials in the IDF’s Central Command, [...]

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Highway 443 Likely to Become a Commuter’s Nightmare

The New York City Fire Department announced today that it has entered into an agreement with New York-based SecureWatch 24 (SW24), granting the Fire Department access to the surveillance video network that SW24 operates in many New York City commercial and residential buildings on behalf of its property owner clients.
The SW24 network will enable the [...]

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FDNY Announces Agreement With SW24 Video Surveillance Network To Assist In Emergency Response

According to an Interpol announcement released today, additional suspects have been added to the list wanted suspects pertaining to the January assassination of senior Hamas figure Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel room. There are now a total of 27 persons wanted in connection to the murder.
While Interpol has complied with a request from Dubai [...]

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Interpol Red Notices for 27 Alleged Assassins